Chapter 120: Library

Compared to the fragmented Daoism, Daoism is now more powerful, and the number of celestial beings and pseudo-immortals has greatly increased.

In the final analysis, there are only a few reasons.

First, Daoism and the Great Xuan court defeated Confucianism and the Great Wei court, suppressed Buddhism, promoted the unification of the three religions, and replaced Confucianism as the de facto common master of the world and the leader of the three religions. It is precisely because Daoism has the world, not only is there no shortage of talents, but also the further development of the maritime trade economy, money and various resources are also not lacking.

Secondly, after the unification of Daoism, resources, talents, and government orders were integrated, and it could concentrate on doing great things. At the same time, it also took Kunlun Xuandu, which was fought over by various branches of Daoism, into its pocket, and obtained the legacy of the Supreme Daoist Ancestor. The efforts of modern people and ancient people were combined, so there was a famous creation project and the rise of firearms technology.

Secondly, the world is peaceful. Since the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, there has been no large-scale disputes. At most, there are minor problems such as secret societies. The casualty rate of Taoist disciples, whether high-end combat power or young disciples, has greatly decreased. Taoism attaches great importance to cultivating and reusing young people, so there will be no problems such as generational gaps and lack of successors, and the inheritance is orderly.

Finally, it is also thanks to the fact that Xuansheng collected all the cultivation methods and compiled and integrated them into the Five Immortals inheritance. Although there is still a long way to go before everyone can be like a dragon, it is a world of difference compared to the past.

In the past, we didn’t talk about Xuantong magic, but only talked about cultivation methods. Each school and sect cherished it. Even if there were a few great methods, they were only willing to pass them on to a small number of disciples. Most ordinary disciples couldn’t even touch the threshold of the upper method, and could only practice the middle method for their entire lives.

Even the very few disciples who could practice the great method had problems of being unsuitable. For example, a descendant of the Zhang family in Yunjin Mountain was extremely talented, but unfortunately she was a woman. Women belong to the yin element, so they were not suitable for practicing the "Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Orthodoxy" which was extremely yang and strong. Instead, they were more suitable for practicing the "Yin Yang Return to One Jue" which was a lineage of yin and yang. However, at that time, the Zhang family and the geomancer Xu Wugui were rivals, so this would cause the pearl to be covered in dust.

However, after Xuansheng collected all the cultivation methods and integrated them into the Five Immortals Heritage, this situation no longer existed.

First of all, the Five Immortals Heritage was compiled by Xuansheng with the power of the entire Taoist sect. It was all-encompassing, very inclusive, with a very low threshold and a very high upper limit. Therefore, it was not named after a certain method, but directly named as a heritage.

Secondly, the Five Immortals Heritage did not distinguish between families, Taoist traditions, and factions. Whether it was Zhengyi Dao or Quanzhen Dao, whether it was surnamed Li or Zhang, everyone could choose the inheritance according to their own situation, without any distinction between sects.

In addition, the Five Immortals Heritage treated everyone equally. The difference between the ninth-grade Taoist priest and the first-grade Tianzhen Taoist priest was only in the realm of cultivation, but not in the level of cultivation methods.

As a result, the high-end combat power of Taoism has increased several times at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the integration of Taoism has indirectly promoted the reform of Confucianism and Buddhism.

For example, in the past, hermits were an identity of Confucianism, but now they have become a kind of inheritance.

As for Buddhism, it is far more radical than Confucianism. After the failure of the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, it learned from its mistakes and not only imitated Taoism in its system, but also copied several major inheritances from Taoism, such as monks are similar to warriors, and Brahma is similar to alchemists.

For this reason, the current Dacheng method no longer contains any cultivation methods.

In the past, except for a few Dacheng methods such as "Xiaoyao Liuxu Jie", the rest of the Dacheng methods, whether it is "Taiyin Thirteen Swords", "Cihang Pudu Sword Canon", "Taishang Wangqing Sutra", "Taiping Qingling Sutra", or even "Heavenly Sword", "Demon Sword", etc., are a complete set of cultivation systems, which can not only improve cultivation, but also provide various magical powers.

Now, all the cultivation methods have been stripped away, leaving only various magical powers. In other words, after practicing, only combat power will be increased, but cultivation will not be improved. If you want to improve cultivation, you still have to practice slowly according to your own inheritance, or use some external forces, such as Zhang Yuelu taking elixirs, or Qi Xuansu fusing "Xuanyu".

In theory, if you go straight to immortality, you can not learn these magical powers, and concentrate on improving your realm. However, the disadvantages are also obvious. If you encounter an enemy, it is easy for the enemy to cross the border and fight with you if you have only realm cultivation. Even if you become an immortal, you are not free to sit back and relax. There are many immortals who died in battle, such as Song Zheng who created the "magic knife".

On the other hand, the system of Taoism does not support blindly improving realm cultivation.

Taoism is not a gang, it is a huge and complex system, and no one is indispensable.

There was a time when realm cultivation became an important reference condition for promotion in Taoism. The new generation of Taoist disciples completed the integration of realm cultivation and power status by turning their realm cultivation into power status.

At that time, the Dao Sect was managed by the people with the highest realm. They had to do both things. As a result, most people had limited energy and were not good at both. A high realm did not mean that they could manage the Dao Sect well and deal with various complex problems.

Various contradictions intensified, and later the emergence of spiritual officials eased this contradiction, allowing some Taoists who were not so high in realm but were good at handling various affairs to enter the core of the Dao Sect.

The fifth generation of the Great Master directly clarified this issue, that is, governing the Dao Sect, possessing power and maintaining power is also an extremely professional job, no less than improving one's own realm. He did not deny that there were geniuses like Xuansheng who could take care of both at the same time, and he himself could take care of both, but such people were only a minority after all, and more often professionals should be allowed to do professional things.

The sixth generation of the Grand Master is undoubtedly a counter-example. He entered the realm of immortals before the age of 60, but in the end he achieved nothing and even left a mess.

So starting from the fifth generation of the Grand Master, the merit system and the suspension system, which had never been valued, were repeatedly raised. Even the proud children of heaven like Li Changge and Yao Pei could not soar to the sky by relying on their realm cultivation. They must have sufficient experience in affairs to occupy a high position. This is to prevent some people who only have realm cultivation from occupying high positions, which leads to incorrect and unprofessional decisions.

Zhang Yuelu is undoubtedly a beneficiary of this system. It is precisely because of her experience in various affairs that she can see the various problems existing in the Taoist sect early, and then begin to think about solutions. In the continuous practice, she has developed sufficiently mature governance concepts and methods of doing things, which is far more suitable for the Taoist sect than those who are devoted to seeking Taoism and longevity.

If you want to do things, it is inevitable to fight with others and use violence. Magical skills naturally become a necessary means.

Because of this, even those who study in the study have to learn some self-defense methods, not to mention Qi Xuansu, who often fights with others, so Qi Xuansu is eager to learn a great method.

After Qi Xuansu chose the "magic knife", Sun Hewu did not waste words and led Qi Xuansu out directly - this is the residential area, not the book storage area.

The two left Kun Garden, passed through Dui Garden, passed Mingtang, came to Zhen Garden, and then from Zhen Garden to Gen Garden where books are stored.

There are a total of 81 libraries here, arranged in a loop structure, and the contents of the collection are classified into categories, including astronomy and geography, witches, farmers, medicine, and engineering, various schools of thought, and strange stories and travel notes, which are almost all-encompassing. Among them, only 72 libraries are open to the public, and the nine libraries located in the most central position must be approved by the top leaders of Wanxiang Dao Palace before they can enter.

Since Sun Hewu can take charge of Wanxiang Dao Palace when the Grand Master of the Palace is away, he naturally has this authority.

The nine libraries were arranged in a circle without any priority. Sun Hewu led Qi Xuansu into a library in the northeast. What came into view was a hall without bookshelves. It was empty. Opposite the door was a wall engraved with the five thousand words of the Supreme Dao Ancestor.

Sun Hewu took out a key and raised his hands. He saw that the wall was separated from it like two doors, revealing a long corridor.

"These nine libraries are actually nine small caves, so the inside is much larger than it looks." Sun Hewu reminded him and walked into it first. Qi Xuansu followed behind Sun Hewu.

The passage was about a hundred feet long. There were doors on both sides, neatly arranged, but the doors were closed, making it unknown what was inside. However, these doors were decorated with gold and jade, which were extremely luxurious, making people want to find out.

Sun Hewu said without even looking at it, "These halls are all equipped with formations. If you enter them rashly and trigger the formations, you will not be able to survive."

As he spoke, the passage came to the end, where there was an ancient bronze door with dense inscriptions engraved on it.

Sun Hewu took out another token in the shape of characters. Without him doing anything, the token flew up by itself and landed on the blank inscription on the bronze door, just completing the entire inscription.

The next moment, the bronze door collapsed into countless scattered characters, floating around.

Sun Hewu took Qi Xuansu through these characters and walked into the hall behind the bronze door.

This hall is smaller than the hall outside. In the middle is a bronze throne, and the four walls are engraved with dense small characters. If you sit on the throne, you can just comprehend "Facing the Wall to Enlighten the Way".

"I thought it was a jade slip." Qi Xuansu looked around and said.

Sun Hewu turned his head and glanced at Qi Xuansu. Although he didn't say anything, it seemed as if he was saying, you look like you have never seen the world.

Qi Xuansu was a little embarrassed.

After a while, Sun Hewu slowly explained: "The jade slip will be damaged, and this room is a 'book'. As long as the cave is not destroyed, there will be no damage."

Qi Xuansu looked up.

The text on the wall is at least hundreds of thousands of words, with different fonts. The record of the "Demon Sword" itself is only about a few thousand words, and the rest are all annotations. But even the annotations are quite obscure. It is conceivable that if all are translated into vernacular, it will take at least a million words.

Sun Hewu said: "Sanren's memory is amazing. You should read all of this first, and it is best to memorize it all. If you don't understand something, come and ask me."

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